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R
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SQL
Javascript (d3.js)
Scala
Java

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Last updated on 2022-12-08.

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Alex T. Dalla Piazza

Experienced Energy & Technology Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Natural Gas and Mining Engineering, Software Development, Machine Learning, Analytics, and Programming. Born and raised Philadelphia sports fan. Go Phillies.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S. in Analytics

Atlanta, GA

2022 - 2019

Developed a user-defined anomaly detection engine with autonomous field work order creation

University of Akron

M.S. in Geoscience

Akron, OH

2016 - 2015

Thesis: Geochemistry and geomicrobiology of black manganese oxide cave deposits in Monroe and Greenbrier counties, West Virginia

President, AAPG Student Chapter

University of Pittsburgh

B.S. in Geoscience, Certificate in Mining Engineering

Pittsburgh, PA

2014 - 2010

Thesis: Hurricane Sandy Impact Analysis

Club Baseball, Ski and Board Club

Professional Experience

Data Scientist

EQT Corporation

Pittsburgh, PA

Current - 2018

  • Develop and deploy predictive and prescriptive analytic solutions in the form of apps, automated scripts, and dashboards for interdepartmental use to unlock operational and economic insights.
  • Create and run statistical and machine learning models; both supervised and unsupervised.
  • Perform data exploration and data mining. Design and build relational database tables.
  • Construct Data Pipelines using Python, R, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
  • Generate data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI, Tibco Spotfire, R Shiny, and Python Dash.

Operations Analyst

EQT Corporation

Canonsburg, PA

2018 - 2017

  • Designed operational solutions by preparing and evaluating alternative configurations and programming options.
  • Assembled, developed, and QA/QC’ed large, complex datasets to exploit big data, perform extensive statistical analyses, and generate predictive analytics.
  • Built probabilistic production forecasts and provide project risk uncertainty and decision analyses.

Research, Development, and Optimization Engineer

Rice Energy Inc.

Canonsburg, PA

2017 - 2017

  • Developed programs in R and Python to automate processes resulting in an efficiency gain of 80% and a time savings of approximately 30 hours.
  • Added value of $5 MM to Texas divestiture by providing purchasing entity a thorough engineering and scientific assessment of assets.
  • Managed chemical injection program and handle all chemical and bacterial analyses.

Production Engineering Technician

Rice Energy Inc.

Canonsburg, PA

2017 - 2016

  • Held a less than 1.5% variance in Actual versus Nominated gas volumes for over 300 Barnett wells and provided well surveillance for more than 600 PA, OH, TX, and UT producing wells equating to 2 Bcf/d of production
  • Maintained well uptime of over 99%
  • Helped utilize and manage a department budget of $97 MM
  • Aided in decreasing LOE (Lease Operating Expenditures) 15% YOY
  • Performed cost estimates, economic analyses, and budgeting for projects
  • Validated solutions obtained from rigorous optimization runs and assisted with senior management presentations

Production Engineer Intern

Rice Energy Inc.

Canonsburg, PA

2016 - 2015

  • Researched plunger lift controller programming to configure open time, close time, afterflow, mandatory shut-in, and load factor configurations
  • Aided the Production Engineering team in optimizing Marcellus and Utica production through the analysis of geological and petrophysical parameters
  • Developed standard operating procedures for all mechanical integrity analyses to ensure wells were operating to PA and OH code

Research Experience

Graduate Research

University of Akron

Akron, OH

2016 - 2015

  • Performed ESEM, XRD, IC-ICP/MS, FTIR, and LOI analyses

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Instructor of Introductory Geology Lab.

Akron, OH

2016 - 2015

  • Managed geochemical and geomicrobiological research laboratory projects
  • Frequently prepared, delivered, and graded laboratory assignments.

Selected Publications and Posters

Evaluation of Manganese Oxide Deposition in Cave Stream Passages, Southern West Virginia

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

Denver, CO

2016

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